PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Achilles Halkias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Kano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Kano has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Halkias
vs
Kano

190 cm
25
202 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

186 cm
18
211 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Achilles Halkias!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Kano!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kano misses with a kick to the body.
Halkias thuds a left hand into Kano's body.
Kano swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kano looks gassed!
Halkias lands a jab-cross combination.

Halkias has Kano up against the cage in a clinch.
Kano tries to break the clinch but Halkias is controlling the position.
Halkias tries to circle away but Kano has him pinned against the cage.
Halkias is struggling to control the position.
Halkias wants to break free but Kano has control.
Halkias lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kano is trying to break the clinch but Halkias has him pressed against the cage.
Halkias has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kano's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Halkias is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Halkias throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halkias throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kanos head.
Kano is trying to break the clinch but Halkias has him pressed against the cage.
Halkias keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kano's efforts to push away.
Halkias keeps control of Kano as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Halkias wants to get back to striking at distance but Kano won't allow it.
Kano blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Halkias is looking to break free of the clinch but Kano has double underhooks.

Halkias's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Halkias drives through and clinches with Kano against the cage.
Kano has Halkias pressed against the cage, preventing Halkias from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Halkias leaning against his opponent.
Kano is trying to force a seperation but Halkias has the dominant position.
Kano working hard to break the clinch.
Halkias is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kano is defending well for now.
Halkias lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kano tries to circle away but Halkias has him pinned against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halkias scores with a hook to the body.

Halkias breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Halkias lands a slapping body shot.
Halkias lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kano walks into a straight right hand from Halkias.

Kano gets tackled into the cage by Halkias. Halkias maintains the clinch.
Halkias can't break the clinch.
Halkias leaning against his opponent.
Kano avoiding damage as Halkias throws knees to the body.
Halkias prevents Kano from breaking the clinch.
Halkias looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Halkias is trying to push Kano away but Kano has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kano tries to circle away but Halkias has him pinned against the cage.
Halkias wants to break free but Kano has control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Halkias to work.
Halkias has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Halkias wants to break free but Kano has control.
Kano is trying to break the clinch but Halkias has him pressed against the cage.
Kano wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kano tries to break free but Halkias pushes him back against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Halkias.
Halkias misses with a knee to the head.
Kano tries to circle away but Halkias has him pinned against the cage.
Kano keeps control of Halkias as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kano tries to circle away but Halkias has him pinned against the cage.
Kano wants to break free but Halkias has control.
Kano tries to break the clinch but Halkias is controlling the position.
Halkias with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kano blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halkias is trying to break the clinch but Kano is controlling him.
Halkias wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kano has him pressed against the cage.
Kano keeps control of Halkias as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Halkias keeps control of Kano as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Halkias pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Halkias moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Halkias throws a head kick that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice combination there by Halkias.
Halkias avoids a kick to the body.
Kano throws a sloppy head kick and Halkias moves out of range easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Halkias cracks Kano with a good jab.
Halkias keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Achilles Halkias dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Kano takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Kano is rocked!
Halkias catches Kano with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Kano forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Achilles Halkias!